Just today, Sony officially revealed the game’s difficulty modes available and as well as an option called “Immersion Mode”.

There will be exactly 4 difficulty modes for players to choose:

Give Me A Story: lets you experience the story without too much of a difficult gameplay challenge. You won’t be taking a gondola to the top of the highest peaks in all the Norse Realms, but you will have a far greater margin for error in enemy encounters.

Give Me A Balanced Experience: is the mode we’d recommend most players start with. The name says it all. We’ve tuned it to deliver a balanced, challenging playthrough.

Give Me A Challenge: is harder and less forgiving. It is recommended for players who find action games extremely intuitive, and for confident long-time God of War series veterans who’ve beat past games on harder difficulties.

Give Me God of War: is the sort of thing reserved for people who wrestle polar bears in their undies. Maybe not quite that, but it’s the most difficult mode in the game. We haven’t just made you weaker or enemies stronger; we’ve looked at enemy behaviors and placements in encounters as well, tweaking everything to make it as threatening as possible. Best of all, you cannot change difficulties once you start a game on this mode, so if you suddenly realize you’re in way over your head, you’ll have to start a new game. Don’t be sorry, be better?

In addition, the Immersion Mode will offer minimal to no HUD for players who wants to experience that cinematic experience. It’s also said to be for players who want to stream (or take a screenshot) the game without having the game screen filled with the game’s HUD.

God of War officially launches next week on April 20. Be sure to read our review tomorrow when the embargo lifts!